The Science Is Clear: Offshore Wind Isn’t What’s Killing Whales
Doug Nowacek says there are no links whatsoever between the offshore wind development activity and especially the humpback whale mortalities.
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Climate Engineering Carries Serious National Security Risks and the World Needs to Be Prepared
Tyler Felgenhauer joins Indiana University colleague Ben Kravitz in penning an article on the potential promise and perils of climate engineering projects
NC Scientists Receive Tools for Tracking New Compounds
Lee Ferguson says investments by the North Carolina General Assembly puts NC researchers in an improved spot to better their statewide PFAS investigations.
The Complicated Truths About Offshore Wind and Right Whales
Doug Nowacek speaks to how noise from offshore windfarm construction might disrupt the lives of endangered right whales.
Social Media and Search Engines Can Now Forecast Disease Outbreaks
CEE Professor Gaby Katul warns that we can not afford to wait another 100 years for the next pandemic to occur in an article that explores the ways that internet data is being used to track and predict disease spread.
Popular Herbicide Ingredient Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemic in Sri Lanka
CEE Professor Lee Ferguson has discovered that the active ingredient in Roundup, the world’s most popular herbicide, may play a role in the epidemic levels of chronic kidney disease seen in rural Sri Lanka.
New Social Science Perspectives on Solar Geoengineering
Tyler Felgenhauer talks about different technologies that can facilitate solar geoengineering, the risks and benefits of these technologies, how international cooperation could affect the deployment of solar geoengineering, and recent social science research on solar geoengineering.
ARHS Hopes to ID Links Between Als, Algal Blooms
CEE Research Professor Lisa Satterwhite is working on a project with Albemarle Regional Health Services to investigate potential links between toxic blue-green algal blooms and threats to public health, in particular Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Dirty Engine Oil: Scientists fear exposure to oil poses a long-term risk to health
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Minor Quakes ‘Not Uncommon’ in Western NC
CEE Professor Manolis Veveakis appears on a TV spot to discuss a recent cluster of small earthquakes in western North Carolina.
The State of Civil Engineering Education
Vinik Dean of Engineering Jerome P. Lynch joins a conversation about engineering education trends and the steps educators should take to prepare students who are ready to tackle today’s global challenges.
US to Limit PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
Lee Ferguson says new EPA limits will likely have a wider impact on public drinking water quality as the thorough testing and treatment process required for PFAS will allow utilities to rid water of other contaminants besides PFAS.